Saluting women illustrators and cartoonists with Roz Chast, Lynda Barry, and the Library of Congress; following the trail of a forgotten photographer; and taking a look at some illustrated law books. Our guide to Rare Book Week in New York and a special spring auction supplement.

Blog of the Providence Public Library Special Collections. Les Malheurs de Sophie,. With color illustrations by Jacques Touchet. Apian mishaps aside, Sophie and Paul are great companions.

Announcing Matt Burriesci as Executive Director. Are you a business owner, or a partner or manager who has a voice in which local non-profits your company supports? Do you relish the thought of reaching an attractive potential client base while doing your bit to support one of the oldest cultural organizations in the city? If so, click here.

Notes on collections and events at the RIHS.

Being the mostly erroneous account of a writer and library clerk in New England. Friday, January 27, 2012. In February I will be participating in the Letter Writing Challenge. Issued by Mary Robinette Kowal. I think of the Letter Writing a little bit differently. One friend asked me if I was dying.